The Cecil Whig., 1887-04-30
PROHIBITION.
Annual Convention of the State Temper,
ance Alliance.
The Saloons Must Go-Wome Takea Prom
inent Part-I.icenses by the National
lInAernmen -StIrring SneeGLes.

The Sa aloons Must Gov omen Takea Prom
inent Part-I.icenses by the National
Government-StIrring Speeches.
The fourteenth annual convention of
the Mary Land State Temperance Alliance
met at Oratorio Hall, in Baltimore. on
Tuesday, aud ali the counties except
Washington aud Garrett were repre-
sented. the number of delegates alone
being GA. The attendance OF ladies was
unusually large, and they were just as
much interested i'll the proceedings as
the men. On the stage were President
Edwin Higgins, Secretary Mosher, the
county and city vice-presidents, William
ID lniel, Mrs. James Carey Thomas, Mrs.
Black and Mrs. Stephen Martin. The
ladies are active workers i'll the Woman's $
Christian Temperance Union. Suspended
above the stage in black letters on a
white back ground were the three words:
'Home, Country, Humanity
DR. GRAMMER's ADDRESS.
After prayer had been offered and sew
eral hymnS We're sung, President HiS-
gins introduced the Rev. Julius E Gram
mer, OF st. Peters Protestant Episcopal
Church, who delivered the address OF
Wt!Collt, III oue COURSE Oh which De S3lu
What Will it profit us if our rank IN
commerce, i'll wealth, in agriculture and
III manufacture be the first i'll the world.
while $500 600 900 are annually land
upon the altar of the diiuk goI? We may
be sure that there is no greater social or
moral evil in our midst than iutemper
ance. | feel that Such an alliance as
this has the commendation of the highest
" It is do,
by our conscience, which approves all
lawful methods of perSuading men to
put away that which Is a source of such
| untold sins 1t is commended by our
judgment, for we know that If the peo
pie are rightly instructed and guided by
sober reason and "a proper SENSE of their
best Interests, they can arrest and abol
ish this evil. 1t is approved by the
teaching of the Holy Bible, which de-
clares that strong drink is raging and
that no druukaId d can enter the kingdom
OF God. AS this is i government OF the
ople, for the people, and by the peo-
pie, 1t is the main design of tLis alliance
TO reach the Conscience and mind of the
people 50 that they may put away from
them that which is running their lives
1t is great political question, because
the happiness aud prosperity of our
whole country are involved in it. The
tariff is Insignificant compared with this.
for that Involves only about 5000 600. 600
while this is "a ratter of $500, 600, 900.
This cause rises above all other issues in
our political life, and Should obllterate
party lines III its -ettlement. Ii the peo-
pie can be induced to say that this evil
shall be abolished it eau be done. 1t has
haHn inpp n ~, ~ nf hn
of this State; it has been done in the
whole State of Rlode Island aud o!
Kansas and of Iowa aud of Dakota. 1t
is a great social question, for there is no
problem 50 affecting the peace and
strength of our homes and of society 1t
is great religious question, tor the
Church of God has no greater foe To her
advancement. We need the agency of
the press, the pulpit and the ballot box
The great trouble is that ,uen have not
the moral courage to put their conscience
before their passing material interests
OF this world. They prefer making
money to doing right. 1t we can regu-
late the liquor traffic, why not prohibit
1t? If We can chain the tiger, why not
shoot II? If We can prohibit the sale to a
| MINOR, why not to an adult? 1T we can
prohibit the pest-ridden ship from our
ports, why not this death dealing bust
uess? If we eau prohibit the sale on elec
ton days, why not on every day? If on
Sunday, why not on all days? The peo-
pie have the power and they have the
right. The supreme court of this land
says there is nothing i'll prohibition that
violates the constitution of the United
States. The States have the right the
counties have the right, and the whole
nation has the right And what is it
that prevents its being done? FIRST OF all.
there Is the love of liquor protected and
led 10y the license to sell il. Sc ,oud
there is the moneyed interest controlling
the votes OF the people. Third, there are
the bribery aud love of Spoils which cor
rupt the purity of the bdlloI-bux aud
make it a tool in the Interests of this
Injurious traffic. Fourth, there is the
sham being conscience and the paralyZ-
ing love OF ease in the church of God. 1t
is easy to see why the cause of prohibi-
ton has not advanced more rapidly. But
we rejoice that it has advanced at all"
SPEECH OF MR.. DEvRIEs.
Henry .. Devries, of Howard county,
in his response to the add less of welcome.
said: I'VE are legallzing curse more
ever was. | mean the licensed liquor
traffic. Our SISTERS struck the key note
to ultimate success when by their indie
fatigable labors and zeal they re ched
the public schools by legislative enact
ment. To them and our legislators our
thanks are due. We have pAndered too
long alreaay to an intoxicated public
sentiment educated 80 false theories of
revenue. We have yielded too much to
Sabbath breaking. The beer gardens of
our foreign population, coquetting with
their socIallstIc and communistic theo-
rles, are trying to poison the current of
American thought in ignoring the teach
ing OF our old guide book the Bible and
by debauching our rising generation with
that so-called healthy drink, lager beer
"a productive source of revenue which
Nils almShouses, state prisons, and con
signs or offspring to drunkards' graves.
We think to the carefui observer the
handwriting is discernb!e-t liquor
traffic must 90. The monster must be
crushed. America shall yet be free
REroR, FOR THE YEAR.
Secretary Mosher made report on
what ha 1 been accomplished dullng the
year. He said that 100 600 pages Of pro
hlbltinn literature had been sent out from
The Alliance headquarters and 80 600
pages more from the stock bought from
the National Temperance Publication
Agency. The efforts to make Wash
ingtoD's Birthday day for holding tenn
peiance mass meeting were successful.
The secretary complmented President
Higgins on his great energy and indus
try, and congratulated the Alliance ION
the pervaGing sentiment and enthusiasm
III city and > ate for constitutional pro.
hibition in Mary land, waged and battled
Tor on purely non partisan and non sec
tailan bass; on the unprecedented unity
OF all the temperance org mutations in
the state with the Alliance. its objects,
policy and methods; and on che growing
hope aud promise that when the supreme
moment comes fer us to decide this great
amendment question our votes will not
be stolen by the balloc thieves of Balti-
more. for by the help of God and the Re
form League, that little slip of paper
That falls as lightly in the box rs snowtiakes
fall upon tue sod.
But executes the Will OF man AS lghtnings do the
will OF God,
shall be restored to its pris tine power,
and the sacred ballot resume again all
the functions designed tor it by the
fathers Of this great republic
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Dr. WIN II. Wilmer, the treasurer. re
ported that the receipts were 81 3G2 26. |
the disbursements 81 3l2.l3 leaving a
balance of so l3 the liabilities are |